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Lead
Allergan
Age
7–17
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Patients must meet Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders fifth edition (DSM-5) criteria for MDD, confirmed by Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders - Present and Lifetime (K-SADS-PL)
Patients must have a score ≥ 40 on the Children's Depression Rating Scale-Revised (CDRS-R) at Visits 1 and 2
Patients must have a Clinical Global Impressions-Severity (CGI-S) score ≥ 4 at Visits 1 and 2
Patients must have a caregiver who can and is willing to consent to be responsible for safety monitoring of the Patient, provide information about the patient's condition, oversee the administration of investigational product, and accompany the patients to all study visits
Female patients of childbearing potential who are sexually active must agree to use a reliable method of contraception that will continue for the duration of the study and within 30 days following the end of study participation.
A sexually active male patients must agree to use contraception as detailed below during the treatment period and for at least 30 days after the last dose of investigational product.
You may not be if
DSM-5-based diagnosis of an axis I disorder other than MDD that is the primary focus of treatment.
Prior diagnosis of mental retardation or amnestic or other cognitive disorders based on DSM-5 criteria
Imminent risk of injuring self or others or causing damage to property as judged by the Investigator
Suicide risk as determined by meeting either of the following criteria:
* Any suicide attempt within the past year
* Significant risk at Visit 1 (Screening) or Visit 2 (Baseline), as judged by the Investigator based on the psychiatric interview or information collected in the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) treatment-Related Criteria
History of allergy, intolerance, or hypersensitivity to levomilnacipran, milnacipran, fluoxetine, or any other Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) or Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRI) or known hypersensitivity to the investigational products' non-medicinal ingredients including gelatin and cellulose
Patients requiring prohibited concomitant medication or herbal supplements that could not be discontinued or switched to an allowable alternative medication and stabilized for at least 2 weeks preceding Visit 2 (Baseline)
Patients taking any psychoactive drug or psychoactive herbal remedy within 5 half-lives before Baseline (Visit 2), Patients who have ever been treated with a depot antipsychotic must also be excluded
Patients who have initiated or terminated psychotherapy or behavior therapy within1 month before Visit 1 (Screening), or who plan to initiate or change such therapies during the course of the study Other Medical criteria
A clinically significant disease state that, in the investigator's opinion, might indicate that the patients is unsuitable for the study
Any cardiovascular disease or condition that is clinically significant, unstable, or decompensated.
Hypo- or hyperthyroidism, unless stabilized on appropriate pharmacotherapy with no change in dosage for at least 3 months before Visit 1 (Screening)
Any condition that would be expected to affect drug absorption (eg, gastric bypass surgery)
History of seizure disorder (except simple childhood febrile seizures before age 5), unexplained syncope or black-out episodes, stroke, significant head injury, tumor of the central nervous system, or any other condition that predisposes the patient toward a risk for seizure
History of drug or alcohol abuse or dependence within the past year
Pregnant, breastfeeding, and/or planning to become pregnant and/or breastfeed during the study or within 30 days following the end of study participation
Patients who are unable to swallow capsules
Treatment with any investigational product within 3 months (or at least 5 half-lives, whichever is longer) of Visit 1. Treatment with any investigational product other than those provided by AGN during study participation will be a protocol violation, and the patient will be terminated from this study
Employee or immediate relative of an employee of Allergan (AGN), any of its affiliates or partners, or of the study center
Patients or patients whose parent/guardian/ legally authorized representative (LAR) and/or caregivers are unable to speak and understand English (or their native language if this can be accommodated by the site and is approved by the Sponsor) sufficiently to understand the nature of the study, to provide informed assent/consent, or to allow the completion of all study assessments
Unable or unlikely to comply with the study protocol or are unsuitable for any other reason, Other Criteriaas judged by the Investigator
